Essays about: "public plaza"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words public plaza.

  1. 1. Lighting as a Placemaking tool for a Historic Urban Market Promenade

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Anusha Sullia Vijayananda; [2022]
    Keywords : Placemaking; user groups; historic image; public plaza; inclusive lighting;

    Abstract : As we move forward in time, our cities are meant to be progressive, which should ideally prioritize its pedestrians and make spaces inclusive to all socio-economic groups. On the contrary, observation tells that some of our cities get designed with an “orthodox” approach by keeping in mind the interests of motorways with high mast blue-rich LED luminaires. READ MORE

  3. 2. Inflexible Patterns : Kay Fiskers Plads and the Fight for Quality Public Space

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Bergen Jome; [2022]
    Keywords : Plaza; square; entrepreneurial urban planning; transportation-based planning; organizational ambidexterity; dead urban space; office and retail park; design; quality of outdoor space;

    Abstract : Kay Fiskers Plads lies at the junction of Copenhagen’s south-bound  metro line, M1, and the Øresundtog train route connecting the city with Malmö, Sweden across the Øresund channel. Surrounding the plaza are Scandinavia’s largest shopping mall, Fields, Neroport offices, Sweden’s Ferring Pharmaceuticals branch and office spaces owned by KLP Ejendomme, a Norwegian based real estate firm. READ MORE

  4. 3. Temporary Inaccessibility : Recognizing the non-permanent barriers faced by people with disabilities

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Erich Stüssi; [2022]
    Keywords : disability; accessibility; inaccessibility; temporality; physical barriers; standardization; regulation; the built environment; go-along; Berlin;

    Abstract : People with disabilities will experience discrimination in many ways during their daily life; one way being the presence of physical barriers in the public built environment which prevent their full participation. Within the EU and in Germany, regulations and building standards are the primary tool used for ensuring accessibility within the built environment, however, full and equal access for people with disabilities has not been achieved. READ MORE

  5. 4. Plattform : Ett stadsdelshus i Spånga-Tensta

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Hanna Ryd; [2021]
    Keywords : Plattform; Tensta; Tensta centrum; Taxingeplan; stadsdelshus; tunnelbana; konsthall; torg; gård; betong;

    Abstract : Plattform är ett stadsdelshus i stadsdelen Spånga-Tensta, och är beläget intill Tensta centrum. Det är en låg byggnad som sträcker sig ut i det hålrum som idag utgörs av Taxingeplan. På så sätt skapas en plan yta ovanpå byggnaden som ger fri passage över platsen. READ MORE

  6. 5. Torget som en demokratisk plats : ett gestaltningsförslag för Rosendalstorg

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Agnes Kyrö; [2021]
    Keywords : urban design; demokratisk gestaltning; offentlig gestaltning; torgdesign; urban planering; demokratisk landskapsarkitektur; demokratisk stadsplanering;

    Abstract : Den demokratiska betydelsen som torget besitter är en viktig aspekt när det kommer till framtidens stads- och torgplanering. I debatten om den pågående urbaniseringen talas det ofta om behovet av att förtäta städerna i hopp om att fler människor ska kunna bosätta sig på en allt mindre yta men genom att bygga bort öppna offentliga ytor, byggs också möjligheterna till socialt umgänge, aktivitet och offentliga sammankomster bort. READ MORE